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All follow-up services are provided to graduates for 24-months after their completion of job-training activities. Staff mentors provide weekly support through the first 90 days after placement. As graduates acclimate to the workplace, meetings occur on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Taller recently developed an alumni and student newsletter, Standing Taller, which has a circulation of roughly 500 individuals. The publication highlights student success stories, inspirational messages and upcoming events sponsored at Taller. In February 2009 Taller San Jose launched a MySpace account to provide alumni an additional medium to reconnect and find support. Each of Taller San Jose's training programs is designed to place students in high-demand industries that offer career ladders for growth. Taller's Medical Careers Academy, for example, trains clinical and administrative medical assistants to enter the allied health field, where-according to California's Employment Development Department-demand for workers is projected to grow by more than 35% in Orange County by 2014 and by more than 26% in less than a decade throughout the state. Furthermore, to help its graduates remain employed in the allied health industry, Taller San Jose recently launched Orange County's Allied Health Professional Collaborative, which is a partnership of local hospitals, insurance providers and community colleges that works to identift career ladders for growth for Medical Careers Academy graduates. Taller San Jose also works with industry partners to refine its program curriculum to ensure that its training continues to meet the evolving needs of the market. For example, Taller San Jose is working to expand the curriculum of its construction academy to incorporate green building technology. The nation's green building economy is poised to grow exponentially in the next few years, yet faces looming labor shortages in the areas of manufacturing, construction and installation. A key dimension of Taller San Jose's mission is to ensure that students are prepared for new employment opportunities such as those associated with the growth of the green economy. Taller San Jose has been funded by nearly 75 different foundations and over 1,250 individual donors. The breakdown of revenue sources for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 is as follows: Individuals- 50%; Foundation Grants- 26%; Corporate gifts- 12%; and Government grants- 12%. This proven ability to secure funding from a diverse mix of sources ensures Taller's ability to maintain adequate staffing. E. Facilities Taller San Jose provides services at two different locations in Santa Ana. Both sites are compliant with the Americans with Disability Act (see attachment F). Internet access is available at every staff member's workspace, the two computer labs utilized by the Office and Medical Careers Academies and in the career centers at both facilities. Staff uses Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Raiser's Edge, OneNet Assessments, QuickBooks Enterprise Edition, TimeClock, Typing Master, Centurion, Medisoft, SpringCharts, DDC, Internet Explorer and Efforts to Outcomes (ETO). Founder and President Emeritus, Sister Eileen McNerney has put a great deal of effort into making both facilities warm and inviting learning environments. Art work adorns both buildings and the classrooms more appropriately resemble workstations as opposed to cold institutions. i onrored by the Sisters of St. Joseph o/ O-qe